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Time??
I had my first lumpectomy on 1st May, my second 29th May and now i start chemo 18th July. I am scared that this is too long to wait for chemo. I had grade 3, no nodes and 2.6 cm tumour. Should I be worried?
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Still on the Journey
Well its a while since I posted, last November when I was diagnosed with HER 2 positive BC I was surprised to find out how many different Breast cancers exist. I suppose I have just followed what the doctors have suggested, but have always felt that it was my choice in what treatment I undertake. Because the cancer was…
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Porta cath
Hi everyone l have such bad veins . I am going to get a porta Cath next week. Chemo starts on the 19 th of Feb . I’m getting anxious . There is so much info for me to remember. Dreading side effects of chemo . I guess l have to be glad that l am getting help in stopping the cancer from coming back . Feeling anxious today .…
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Post surgery, post chemo, still scared
Hi, I'm 28 and I've just finished the having chemo and a bi-lateral mastectomy for breast cancer. The doctors told me that the chemo wasn't 100% effective, but that the surgery got all of my cancer, so I'm technically cancer-free. I feel like I should feel relieved, but I feel the same anxiety and fear that I felt when I…
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Caelyx & nausea
Hi all, I started a new chemo called Caelyx last week for my numerous mets. I had the chemo last Wednesday. I felt good up until today (Monday). My stomach is very upset & I am off my food. Any tips to combat the nausea would be appreciated? What other side effects should I expect on this chemo? Thanks
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Recurrence
I were first diagnosed in 2011 and had lumpectomy followed by chemo and radiation I then had a local recurrence in 2015 and had a double masectomy and reconstruction followed by more chemo and then daily letrozole tablet I have just been diagnosed with another local recurrence in my reconstructed breast I have had surgery…